Wood and metal door frame



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Patented Get. 9, 1928.

"um-TED STATES, PATENT OFFICE.)

Isaac A. BAUM, on CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

woon ANDVMVETAL noon FRAME.

Application filed December 27. 3.927. Serial No 242,633.

My invention relates to b ildings and particularly to a novel means for framing a wall opening. v

' In some types of construction, the archi tect prefers to utilize wood trim for the door and'window moorings. In order to facilitate such construction, and at the same time to provide a rigidsteel element correspondino to the usual rough buck, I have designed the improvement illustrated her in,

in which the desired results are accomplished in a satisfactory manner. The matal frame corre pending to the rough bucks may be first installed, and the tile or masoning to which my improvement has been ap-' plied. I I

Fig. 2 is a face view of the metal element with the wood trim removed, and v Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. l'showing a slightly modified form of the invention.

In the drawings I have indicated wall 10 composed of tile, to which lath 11, and plaster 12 is appl ed. The frame element corresponding; to the rough bucks, consists of a fiatplate, 13-, of metal of substantial thickness and rigidity, having nwardly and backwardlv bent margin 14%,which constitute ter...inals for the plaster, the extremities serving as a plaster ground.

IVelded to the inner face of the plate 13 are continuous angular members, one lee 15 of which acts to position the plate relative to the tile, and another lee: 16 of which serves as a means of attachment for an anchor 17. I

the front face. I mount by welding or otherwise, a pair of oppositely disposed clips 18, the free ends 19 of whic are offset lat erally. to provide an undercut space forengagement by the gamb holding clips. One

leg: 20 of the clip underlies the portion 19,

while the other leg 21 is adapted to liealongside of thejamb 22, and toy be secured thereto by nails. Wedges indicated at 23 are employed for positioning the jamb relative to the metal buck. After the jamb has been positioned by means of wedges, the clips are applied and nailed as shown.

This insures r gidity.- in one direct-ion. In

order to insi'ire rigidity againstl'ateralmovement' n elther directlon, I provide a pair of members 24:, secured by welding or otherwise to the plate 13 and provided with oppositely disposed, inclined or diagonal surfaces 25. By projecting nails 26 or screws through the jamb into contact with the inclined surfaces, the jamb isrigidly positioned against lateral movement. 7 The nails or screws are insertedbefore the moulding 27 is applied, and the workman can readily see the location of the inclined members through the side opening between the jamb and the buck.

In the construction shown in Fig. 3,

' many of the parts remain the same, and the I same reference characters are applied thereto-where the parts are identical. However, the metal frame element or buck is somewhat different. Itcomprises a plate 28. the flat portion of which extends the full width of the wall including the p aster, and

is then rebent as at.29 formingthe diagonal portion, the marginal flanges 30 constituting the means for scacine the tile. A laster 'terminal and ground. are provided and the element has the advantage of increased stiffness and rigidity due to its channel shape. An anchor 31 in the form of a T is employee for securing the frame element to the tile, the ends of the T head underlying the reentrant flange 29. i r

Obviously the construction is capable of other modificationsand I do not wish to be limited except indicated in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In means for framing wall openings, the combination with the wall of ametal plate having a substantially flat portion extending the full width of the wall and plaster. and providing means at its margins for a plaster terminal and ground, a wood frame member, clips oining the wood to the metal 2. A flat member for wall openings comprising a flat sheet of metal, extending substantially the entire width of the wall and plaster, and provided With a plaster terminal at its margin, means on the inner face of the sheet for positioning the plate and anchoring it relative to a masonry wall, and means on the outer face of the sheet for holding and positioning a Wood frame member relative thereto.

3. In means :for framing a wall opening, the combination or" a metal element extending substantially the entire Width of the wall and plaster and having a plaster terminal at the margin thereof, means on the inner face of the metal member for anchoring the same relative to a wall, a wood alnb located outside of said metal member, metal clips engaging said metal member and said jamb, and positioning members having an esavaa '4. In framing means for wall openings,

a combination of a metal plate of substantial thickness extending substantially the full width of the wall and plaster, and having arebent margin acting as a plaster terminal, means on the inner face of the plate for anchoring the plate relative to a masonry wall, a wood jamb and wood moulding ap plied to the outer face of said late and metal clips and positieningdevices applied to the outer "face of said plate and adapted for cooperation with said jamb for holding the same.

In testimony whereof I have ai'lixed my signature. I

ISAAC: A. BAUM. 

